Autism services for young children
Explore AB Spectrum’s early intervention services for children ages 1 to 6: ABA therapy built on Reggio ABA, speech therapy, and autism evaluations. These services are available to families of all five clinics, and our team can help you find the right fit.
Our services
Individualized, clinic-based ABA therapy designed and overseen by BCBAs.
ABA therapy →How we combine ABA with Reggio Emilia-inspired, child-led learning environments.
Our approach →Support for communication and language skills from speech-language pathologists.
Speech therapy →Learn about diagnostic evaluations and what to expect.
Autism evaluations →Compare therapy options and how families get started.
Therapy overview →See accepted insurance and how coverage is checked.
Insurance →Near you
Reggio ABA therapy, speech therapy, and autism evaluations are available to families of all five clinics. Visit a clinic page or ask our team which location is the easiest fit for your family.
14733 Clayton Rd., Chesterfield, MO 63011
Clinic page →1421 Triad Center Dr., Saint Peters, MO 63376
Clinic page →2338 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO 63125
Clinic page →11753 W Florissant Ave., Florissant, MO 63033
Clinic page →312 Warren Ave., Wright City, MO 63390
Clinic page →Getting started
Reach out. Schedule a meeting or contact us with your questions.
Review fit and coverage. We talk through your child’s needs, services, and insurance.
Start care. Your team builds an individualized plan with your family.
Where to start
Every family arrives at a different point. These are common starting places; our team can help you sort out the right next step for your child.
An autism evaluation can help you understand your child’s development and what support may help next.
About evaluations →ABA therapy builds individualized goals for communication, daily living, and social skills, with BCBAs designing and overseeing each plan.
About ABA therapy →Speech-language therapy focuses on understanding, expressing needs, and connecting with others.
About speech therapy →Reggio ABA combines ABA with Reggio Emilia-inspired, child-led learning environments.
Our approach →See what to expect from your first call through the start of services, including how coverage is reviewed.
Getting started →Schedule a meeting and tell us what you are noticing. We will talk through options with you.
Schedule a meeting →How care connects
AB Spectrum is a locally owned autism clinic serving the St. Louis area since 2016. We provide child-led Reggio ABA therapy, speech therapy, and autism evaluations for young children, with a focus on ages 18 months to 6, at five clinics: St. Louis, Chesterfield, Florissant, St. Peters, and Wright City.
These services are available to families of all five clinics. If you are comparing locations, ask us about scheduling and which clinic is the easiest fit for your family. Most families in the St. Louis area are within about a 30-minute drive of a clinic. Clinic availability is always changing, and we will help you choose a next step that fits your child.
Families often start in one of three places. If you have concerns and do not yet have a diagnosis, an autism evaluation can answer diagnostic questions. That evaluation is separate from therapy, and a diagnosis does not commit you to any service. If your child already has a diagnosis, a Welcome Call with our care coordination team is the usual first step toward ABA therapy. If communication is the main need you want to address, you can ask about speech therapy, which is provided by speech-language pathologists and can be coordinated with the ABA team when a child receives both.
Reggio ABA is our approach to ABA treatment. Board Certified Behavior Analysts design and supervise each plan. Learning is child-led and inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy, with goals taught in studio-style environments. We track progress with data and review it with families. Each child’s path is individual, and we do not promise a particular outcome.
Once ABA therapy is authorized and you have reviewed the plan, sessions are one-to-one. Most children who receive ABA therapy at AB Spectrum have 30 to 40 hours per week. The exact hours are set by the BCBA after assessment, based on clinical need and what insurance authorizes.
We welcome Medicaid (MO HealthNet) families and work with most major insurance plans, including UnitedHealthcare, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Aetna, Humana, and Tricare. Coverage, authorization, and costs vary by plan and service. Your out-of-pocket cost is typically your deductible and copays under your plan. Our team verifies benefits and explains what we find before care begins. Physicians can refer a child through our referring providers page. To take the next step, schedule a meeting and tell us what you are noticing. We’re here for you.
Once you have a sense of which service may fit, the next questions are usually practical. Families want to know who they will talk with, how often they will hear about their child’s day, and how to raise a concern if something does not feel right. Those details matter as much as the service names on this page.
A Welcome Call with our care coordination team is a conversation, not a commitment to begin a specific service. You can share what you have already tried, what your child enjoys, and what you hope will change. We will explain the usual steps for the service you are considering, including any assessment or authorization that has to happen first. If you are still deciding between an evaluation, ABA therapy, and speech therapy, this is a good time to say so out loud so we can help you sequence the next step.
You do not need a perfect folder of records to start that conversation. Report cards, prior evaluations, and insurance cards are helpful when you have them, and they can also be sent later. If another provider is already involved, you can tell us that too. We will not ask you to stop other care as a condition of talking with us.
When ABA therapy or speech therapy is underway, families should expect a regular way to hear about goals, daily notes, and any changes in the plan. Board Certified Behavior Analysts supervise ABA programs and review data with caregivers. Speech-language pathologists direct speech therapy. If your child receives more than one service, we can help those teams stay aligned so goals are not working against each other.
If a session, a goal, or a clinic routine does not feel like a good fit, you do not have to wait for a formal review to say so. Write down what you noticed and share it with the clinician or with care coordination. Plans are meant to be adjusted. We would rather hear a concern early than have a family feel stuck.
Life in the St. Louis area sometimes means a move, a new work schedule, or a different clinic that is simply easier to reach. Our five clinics — St. Louis, Chesterfield, Florissant, St. Peters, and Wright City — offer Reggio ABA therapy, speech therapy, and autism evaluations. If you need to change locations after you have started, ask us what the transition would look like. The same is true if you began with an evaluation and later want to talk about therapy, or if you began in ABA therapy and later want to add speech therapy.
When you are ready, you can schedule a meeting, browse clinic locations, or read how getting started works. Bring the questions you actually have. There is no required script.
We’re here for you.
Our team can help you choose the right next step for your child.